Texas Sheet Cake...

..makes the world go round. I love this stuff. This was my birthday cake of choice as a kid. And it's not even noon and I've already had a piece. If you have never had this you must, must try it!

TEXAS SHEET CAKE:
Bring to a boil, then cool slightly:
2 sticks butter
1 cup water
4 T. cocoa

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2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk (or plain ol' milk with a teeny tiny bit of vinegar)
2 cups flour
1 t. vanilla

Beat eggs, add sugar and continue beating until creamy. Add remaining ingredients alternately with above mixture which has been slightly cooled. Pour into 11x13 (or a standard jelly roll pan, that's what I used) greased and floured cake pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

ICING:
Bring to a boil:
1 stick of butter
6 T. milk
2 1/2 T. cocoa

Remove from heat and add:
1 box powdered sugar
1 t. vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans

Mix well. Ice cake while it is hot. Eat as much cake as you can while it's still Friday and you don't have to think about points or calories or whatever.